Public Health
Public Health focuses on preventing disease and promoting health within communities. It is a broad discipline that influences many aspects of our lives, from access to healthy foods in our neighborhood to wearing a seatbelt in the car and brushing our teeth with fluoridated water. Public health interventions can save millions of lives at a time and this field contains some of the fastest growing occupations in the United States.
Health Sciences
Health Sciences is an applied science related to understanding the human body including both physical and behavioral well-being. It is a broad discipline that includes a foundation in the natural and social sciences in addition to courses related to the healthcare system. Students focus on a track to prepare them for graduate school in fields such as athletic training, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology.